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LBJ Library Partners with The University of Texas at Austin to Showcase Rare Items in New Exhibit

Apr 04, 2017

In a new exhibit, Deep in the Vaults of Texas: A Campus Collaboration, the LBJ Presidential Library partners with museums/archives at The University of Texas at Austin to showcase rare items from their collections.

(AUSTIN) – Ten museums and archives at The University of Texas at Austin, along with the LBJ Presidential Library, share some of their most compelling and rare artifacts in a new exhibit displayed at the LBJ Library. Where else could you see Tom Landry's hat? Or Zelda Fitzgerald's ostrich feather fan? Or Santa Anna's memoir? Or what an architect in 1933 envisioned for the future of the university campus?

"The LBJ Library reached out to our neighbors on The University of Texas at Austin campus to help make this exhibit a reality," explained Nikki Diller, acting curator, LBJ Presidential Library. "Deep in the Vaults of Texas is a great introduction to the diversity of collections and resources available on the university campus."

Institutions at The University of Texas at Austin displaying artifacts:

Alexander Architectural Archives

Benson Latin American Collection

Blanton Museum of Art

Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Fine Arts Library

H. J. Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports

Harry Ransom Center

John L. Warfield Center for African & African American Studies

Tarlton Law Library

Texas Archeological Research Laboratory

LBJ Presidential Library

"The special collections of the university — including those of UT Libraries' distinctive collections like the Alexander Archives and the Benson Collection — are the rare and often unique resources that help to make the city and the university such an exceptional place to live and learn," said Vice Provost and Director of The University of Texas Libraries Lorraine Haricombe. "This exhibit provides a rare opportunity to bring together a selection of these extraordinary holdings for the benefit of visitors who may be unfamiliar with the trove of treasures that reside on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin."